Big-servin­g Canadi­an beats German in a surpri­singly one-sided 6-1 6-1 7-6(5) fourth round triump­hMELBOURNE: German prospect Alexander Zverev only managed to beat his racket on Monday as the highly-regarded fourth seed was dumped out of the Australian Open by big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic in a surprisingly one-sided 6-1 6-1 7-6(5) fourth round triumph. It’s a tennis match. Injury-prone Raonic, who climbed to a career-high ranking of third in 2016 when he reached the Wimbledon final, believes he was rediscovering his best form. “It made me feel better,” Zverev said, recalling the incident in Monday’s match when he smashed his racket nine times while also startling a ball boy. Raonic advances to face either Croatian 11th seed Borna Coric or Frenchman Lucas Pouille, who is seeded 28th, for a place in the semi-finals.

Source: The Express Tribune January 21, 2019 13:05 UTC